Re: Minnie P. Harris Akin, Texarkana, TX

I don't know if this will be of use to you, or if you may already have some or all of this, but here goes!

William Collin Akin married Rebecca McKinney, Lincoln County, Kentucky.Among their children was Collin McKinney Akin, born in Kentucky around 1813.(Note:He was named after Rebecca's brother, Collin McKinney, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence; McKinney, Collin County, Texas, is named after Collin McKinney as well, and he is buried in Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas, which is just north of McKinney, Texas.)

Collin McKinney Akin married Lucinda Pinkerton, born 16 May 1825 in Kentucky.One of their children was Martha C. ("Mattie") Akin, born in Redwater, Bowie County, Texas in 1855.This is a small town very close to Texarkana, Texas.Mattie Akin was my great-great grandmother. (She had a son, William Collin Allen; his daughter is Gertrude Ethel Allen (b. Hooks, Bowie Co., TX 6 June 1904); her daughter is Melba Geraldine Clark (b. Redwater, Bowie Co., TX 10 Sept 1928); her daughter is me, Patricia Kay Bowers b. Waco, McLennan Co, Texas 10 Feb 1955)

Collin McKinney Akin married Lucinda Pinkerton, born 16 May 1825 in Kentucky.One of their children was Martha C. ("Mattie") Akin, born in Redwater, Bowie County, Texas in 1855.This is a small town very close to Texarkana, Texas.Mattie Akin was my great-great grandmother. (She had a son, William Collin Allen; his daughter is Gertrude Ethel Allen (b. Hooks, Bowie Co., TX 6 June 1904); her daughter is Melba Geraldine Clark (b. Redwater, Bowie Co., TX 10 Sept 1928); her daughter is me, Patricia Kay Bowers b. Waco, McLennan Co, Texas 10 Feb 1955)

Collin McKinney Akin and Lucinda Pinkerton had several other children, all of whom were born in Redwater, as well:

Collin McKinney Akin and Lucinda Pinkerton had several other children, all of whom were born in Redwater, as well:

Collin McKinney Akin, Jr., had a son, who was also named Collin McKinney Akin, and would have been the "III".I don't know his son's name, but his grandaughter is Vivian Akin Soto; she currently lives in Denton, Texas, and is the source of some of this information.

Collin McKinney Akin, Jr., had a son, who was also named Collin McKinney Akin, and would have been the "III".I don't know his son's name, but his grandaughter is Vivian Akin Soto; she currently lives in Denton, Texas, and is the source of some of this information.

Clearly a male child of this family could well have been an ancestor of, or at least kin to, your Minnie P. Harris Akin's spouse.

Clearly a male child of this family could well have been an ancestor of, or at least kin to, your Minnie P. Harris Akin's spouse.

This is the majority of the information I have on the Akin family.If you happen to have anything that would link into all of this, I would be very pleased to have it, as I have little information for the Akin family prior to William Collin Akin.

This is the majority of the information I have on the Akin family.If you happen to have anything that would link into all of this, I would be very pleased to have it, as I have little information for the Akin family prior to William Collin Akin.

My e-mail address is pat.parham@mci.com; I would be happy to hear from you.

My e-mail address is pat.parham@mci.com; I would be happy to hear from you.

In any case, good luck with your search.

In any case, good luck with your search.Patricia Bowers ParhamColorado Springs, CO